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A glycoprotein hormone secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Thyrotropin stimulates THYROID GLAND by increasing the iodide transport, synthesis and release of thyroid hormones (THYROXINE and TRIIODOTHYRONINE). Thyrotropin consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is common in the pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity.
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- TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)
- Thyreotropin
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
- Thyrotrophin
- Hormone, Thyroid-Stimulating
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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for alpha subunit, coord with GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; THYROTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT is also available
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Thyrotropin. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013972. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013972
- Thyrotropin. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid-stimulating_hormone
- Thyrotropin. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211544